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CDComics bring Salem to Sheffield
Following up on the success of their digital comics Meadowhell and The Attercliffe Prowler, Sheffield-based independent comic company CDComics has produced the third in their local horror series. “I’m sort of on a mission to make Sheffield into Britain’s Salem.”… Read More ›
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Comic Book Auctions celebrates 20th birthday with mammoth catalogue
The Autumn 2011 auction at British auction house Comic Book Auctions opened for bidding today (12th August) and closes on Tuesday 6th September and includes the original file copies of the first volume of Eagle and a copy of TV… Read More ›
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Vicky Stonebridge exhibition launches
An exhibition of paintings by SciFi Art Now contributor Vicky Stonebridge and John Mikietyn, and a ceramic sculpture by Allison Weightman, will open at the Scotland Russia Forum’s Edinburgh premises tonight at 6pm (Friday 12th August), attended by Sergei Krutikov,… Read More ›
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Tube Surfing: TOXIC’s new strips, Mudman and STRIP Magazine news
Here’s a quick round up of British comics news courtesy of various sources… Bro vs. Bro by Laura Howell • Lew Stringer reports the website for Egmont’s popular TOXIC magazine for boys has recently had a revamp. Although some of… Read More ›
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Panel Borders: Buying and Selling comics
Continuing their month long look at comic book shops, radio show Panel Borders has interviews with the proprietors of a couple of venues that are unlike your average comic shop. Veteran publisher Mike Lake and colleague Colin Strawbridge talk to… Read More ›
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The Return of Girls Comics? Pat Mills has plans…
Comic creator Pat Mills has hinted that he has plans to revive British girls comics with an all-new title he’s currently discussing with publishers. In an interview for the Bring Back Bunty website created by Jo Bevean, which she has… Read More ›
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Scar Comics announces Madam Samurai sequel
Empire award winning screenwriter Gary Young (Harry Brown and Eagle Award winning artist David Hitchcock (Springheeled Jack) are combining their considerable talents once again for the return of the mute female warrior known only as Madam Samurai. Since last year’s… Read More ›
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Ace Doctor Who fanzine Vworp Vowrp returns
The team behind the wonderful Doctor Who fan magazine Vworp Vworp – a fanzine about the long-running and best-seling Doctor Who Magazine – are taking pre-orders for their second issue The new issue includes an all-new comic strip featuring the… Read More ›
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British comic shops trade on despite riot damage
Forbidden Planet Manchester – shop window damaged in riots but still open Comic shops in Manchester, Birmingham and other cities are open for business as usual, despite coming under attack from looters over the past few days during Britain’s riots…. Read More ›
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Tank Museum to host Charley’s War exhibition
Charley’s War creator Pat Mills will be appearing at an event celebrating the critically-acclaimed Battle Picture Weekly strip at Britain’s Tank Museum in October. The event ties in with a planned exhibition of Charley’s War art which is being loaned… Read More ›
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Dougie’s War – a modern day Charley?
Many fans of Charley’s War often contact this site – and ask Pat Mills – wondering if there are plans to revive the saga, perhaps in a modern setting. Pat has mentioned in the past that he had always… Read More ›
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In Review: Orbital – Nomads and Ravages
Orbital is Cinebook’s longest running science fiction series after the Worlds of Aldebaran books and which, like the Largo Winch books, tells each story over two books. The second pair of Orbital books, Nomads and Ravages, originally published in 2009… Read More ›
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British Newspaper Strip Club changes hands
There’s a change of command at the All Devon Collectors Club, longtime archivists of British newspaper strips. An offshoot of the old South West Comic Collectors Club, the ADCCC, mainly centred on the Exeter area, has members far and wide… Read More ›
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Titan Books Grabs Gordon (Flash, that is)
Flash Gordon: On the Planet Mongo is set for a March 2012 release Titan Books has announced the publication of The Complete Flash Gordon Library in 2012. Compiling every strip and every story, this series of restored full-colour hardcover volumes… Read More ›
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Mazeworld collection set for 2011 release
Rebellion (the publishers of 2000AD) are to release a collection of Mazeworld, the acclaimed story written by Alan Grant, later this year. The creator-owned comic series ran in 2000AD between 1996 and 1999. With the tagline “Is Death the Door… Read More ›
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Second Northern Sequential Arts Competition launched
In 2010, the Leeds-based comic festival Thought Bubble launched its very own national award with the support of Arts Council funding – and the second Northern Sequential Arts Competition has just been announced. The Northern Sequential Arts Competition is a… Read More ›
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Thought Bubble official hotel announced, event plans promise snapshot of UK comic industry
The Leed-based comics festival Thought Bubble has just made a number of announcements – includinga remindert that this major comics event has been expanded over a week with a massive two day comic con. “Since our biggest and most successful… Read More ›
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In Review: XIII – The Night Of August Third
Who is XIII? Book 1 – Mr Alan Smith?Book 2 – Captain Steve Rowland?Book 3 – Prisoner Steve Rowland?Book 4 – Corporal Ross Tanner?Book 5 – Agent Jason Fly?Book 6 – Writer John Fleming? The seventh book in the XIII… Read More ›
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Beano’s Derek The Sheep On Stage
While there have been a good few British comics characters that have made it onto the cinema and television screen, from the infamous Sylvester Stallone Judge Dredd to the delightfully unique BBC TV version of Jane, there have been very… Read More ›
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Tim Booth conquers pages of latest Spaceship Away
Artist Tim Booth has pretty much taken over the latest issue of Dan Dare and Eagle-inspired comic magazine Spaceship Away, delivering not just art and story on most of its strips but colouring on a new Garth reprint, too. We’re… Read More ›
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Comic Creator Interviews ›
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Crowdfunding Spotlight : An Interview with Rachael Smith, creator of Nap Comix
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Creating Comics: Half the Picture presents Grant Morrison MBE
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Comics Laureate Bobby Joseph on the BBC
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Creating Comics ›
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Lakes International Comic Art Festival brings the very best of comic art from across the world back to Kendal in 2026
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Time to book a Christmas treat? My Neighbor Totoro awaits
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Looking Back at Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2025
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Commando and British Comics celebrated at Colchester Swap Meet, and an investigation into “comics ballast”!
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2000AD ›
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Banging bumper fun from 2000AD!
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Death Awaits You – the Judge Death Mega-Special 2025 that is!
October 21, 2025
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Happy Anniversary, Punks! Judge Dredd Megazine hits 35
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Doctor Who ›
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New Doctor Who 1:6 Scale Collector Figures from Master Replicas
October 20, 2025
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New Northern Toy Fair lands in Blackpool next weekend
October 18, 2025
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Doctor Who Appreciation Society’s Celestial Toyroom Annual 2026 set to materialise on 23rd November
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Exhibitions ›
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Lyndon White’s “After the Fire” comic offers a coming of age story set during the Barrow blitz
October 20, 2025
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Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang’s illustrated story
October 20, 2025
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The Future Was Then exhibition opens at London’s Cartoon Museum
October 11, 2025
Obituaries ›
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In Memoriam: Drew Struzan, film poster artist exemplar
October 15, 2025
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In Memoriam: American comics writer, artist, editor, and publisher Mort Todd
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In Memoriam: Comic Artist Dave Taylor
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Fantastic Four: First Steps heads to Disney+ next month
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Bleep and Booster soar into latest Phil-Comics auction
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“Heros the Spartan”, and more, in the spotlight, in latest Eagle Times
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